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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Moved abroad and I tell everyone I can to boycott American. Doesn't take alot of convincing!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Where'd you go?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 days ago

I'm in the US. I've stopped getting stuff made in the red states (sadly Evan Williams that I love as well). Cut off Amazon and Target. The list is huge. It's a process unfortunately. But I'm buying Canadian where I can. Especially that sweet syrup. Love you guys.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago

Shit, I’m American and I’m regionally boycotting things made in red states to the greatest degree I reasonably can.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I got a survey from Google Opinion Rewards today asking if I was participating in the Buy Canadian movement. When I said yes, the next question was how much of a price increase would I accept in order to keep my convictions. I said 50%, but I really should have said higher.

I earned $0.16 for my answer and now I feel dirty.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Trump on Monday.... "Canadian tarriffs now 55%!"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

If he was smart and coy he'd do 51% for the 51st parallel where Canada is or if he wanted to he'd make it 100% for the 100th Meridian "where the great plains begin" lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 77 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Can't blame Canada one bit. They have to put their own interests first.

I wonder if it's dawning on any Trumpers here in America that they've made a profoundly bad call. I'm guessing probably not. They may only have an inkling of this harsh reality when it hits their wallets like a freight train. But even then it will always be someone else's fault (liberals, Democrats, foreign nations, etc).

Are we winning yet??

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

"America first" and "make America great again" is just too unspecific, as Peru, Canada and all the others qualify as well.

Maybe he's trying to equalize all of America by aligning the USA with the economic growth of... let's say Venezuela.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

Win win situation is if the west coast breaks off from the rest of the US. We'd finally be free from idiocracy. The red side of the US didn't want us anyways

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

I've seen some waking up but not most.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They don't really have the brain cells to self reflect. It's like asking a vampire to look in the mirror.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Its's like asking the emperor to look in a full length mirror.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I wonder if it’s dawning on any Trumpers here in America that they’ve made a profoundly bad call.

Well...Rand Paul led the Senate in voting to stop the Tariffs on Canada and Mexico. Dunno if the House will follow or not but some of them are starting to clue in.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Probably not going to happen in the house. The 4 Senate Republicans that voted that way are known breakaways/Trump haters:

Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Mitch McConnell (Ky.) Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Rand Paul (Ky.) joined Democrats in voting for the measure, which passed 51-48.

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/02/senate-repeal-trump-tariffs-canada

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Mitch McConnel was fellating Trump up until like a month ago.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

Because he's a polio survivor, and Trump's cabinet is fucking around with vaccines.

Also because he's retiring, not seeking reelection in 2026.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

Then they'll still think it was a good idea, it just went wrong in the execution.

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